This old weathered building, the giant trees, look like they could be about anywhere in our area. Figure out where this is, and what this building was used for, and you’ll be one recognized for spotting this edition’s Mystery Photo. As always, include your hometown when you send in your idea to elliottt@brack.net.
The bridge across the Danube River in Budapest was easily recognized by several people. The beautiful night photo recently came from Gwinnettian Daniel Forkner, who is on an European jaunt these days. Spotting the bridge correctly were Ruthy Lachman Paul of Norcross; Ross Lenhart, Pawley’s Beach, S.C.; Dick Daneke, Duluth; Margaret Ashley, Lilburn; and Susan McBrayer of Sugar Hill.
George Graf of Palmyra, Va. gave more detail: “This is the Elisabeth Bridge in the foreground and the famous Chain Bridge in the background spanning the Danube River. Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the river Danube with the unification of Buda and Óbuda on the west bank, with Pest on the east bank in 1873.”
LAGNIAPPEGeorgia Gwinnett College, Vietnam University in cultural exchange
Georgia Gwinnett College is hosting a delegation of nine college professors from Thai Nguyen University of Technology (TNUT) of Thai Nguyen City, Vietnam. The visit is part of a memorandum of understanding with TNUT, which provides for mutual academic and cultural exchange. This summer, 12 Georgia Gwinnett students will visit Vietnam to study mathematics and tropical biology, and they will stay at TNUT. TNUT faculty members Thuy Nguyen, who studies atmospheric chemistry, and Tiep Dinh, who studies applied mathematics and engineering, will observe GGC faculty in the School of Science and Technology. This is the second delegation from TNUT to visit Georgia Gwinnett.
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